Mario Kart 7: Difference between revisions

''Mario Kart 7'' is the first [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' game]] to use the [[Nintendo Network]] service as it offers the ability to create custom communities, which would then become one of the features of the service; however, the service will be terminated on April 8, 2024, making the game no longer playable online.<ref name=Shutdown> {{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=October 4, 2023|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name=ShutdownUpdate> {{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}</ref> Once Nintendo introduced retail games that could be downloaded via the [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo eShop]] until its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, ''Mario Kart 7'' was released in 2012 for the eShop, where it required 635.38 MB (5,083 blocks) to download.

|colspan=13 style="text-align:justify;font-size:smaller;"|<span style="background:#096;color:white">A grove-green cell signifies victory results (great clapping, characters cheering) and the best after-race music.</span><br><span style="background:#CF0">A yellow-lime-green cell signifies moderate results (mild clapping, moderate character reaction) and the same music in Wi-Fi as the winner (different in ''Mario Kart DS'' GP).</span><br>A normal-colored cell signifies losing results and losing music.<br>In ''Super Mario Kart'', and ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'', 5th or worse forces the player to retry the race. If the racer fares this poorly four times, the Grand Prix must be started over. In ''Mario Kart 64'', 5th or worse forces the player to retry the race, but without the restrictions on how many times the player can retry a race. Starting with ''Mario Kart: Double Dash<nowiki>!!</nowiki>'', the Grand Prix normally continues.

With the Nintendo 3DS's online capabilities, players can look for other users for online play, local, or global range. Players can choose a worldwide competition to race against other users who are connected, race with friends that were met via StreetPass, or play in communities formed by users with customized rules for the races. Just like in ''Mario Kart Wii'', ''Mario Kart 7'' has the [[Wii#Mario Kart Channel|Mario Kart Channel]] that shows updates of online activity automatically through the SpotPass and StreetPass modes. With StreetPass, the users can exchange their Miis, Ghost Data from Time Trials, players' names, and information about communities, while the user will only receive Ghost Data from other users and community recommendations via SpotPass.

|style="text-align:center"|'''{{color-link|Shy Guy|#D9D9D9}}'''*<br>[[File:MK7_Shy_Guy_Emblem.png]]<br>''First time as a fully playable driver''

_{*When playing in Download Play, players without a game card are restricted to an alternate-colored Shy Guy.}

*<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Changes color, depending on the character.

*<nowiki>**</nowiki> = Changes color for [[Daisy]], [[Rosalina]], and [[Honey Queen]].

*<nowiki>***</nowiki> = Not used by male or gender-indeterminate CPU drivers.

*<nowiki>****</nowiki> = Not used by CPU drivers, except for Miis obtained via StreetPass from this game's Mario Kart Channel, if they are equipped.

MK7 Toad-Standard Kart.png|[[Standard Kart#Mario Kart 7|Standard]]*

MK7 Gold Kart.png|[[Gold Standard#Mario Kart 7|Gold Standard]]****<br><small>''(Gold Kart)''</small>

MK7 Royal Ribbon.png|[[Birthday Girl]]**/***<br><small>''(Royal Ribbon)''</small>

MK7 Pipe Frame.png|[[Pipe Frame]]*

MK7 Gold Tires.png|[[Gold Tires]]****<br><small>''(Gold Wheels)''<br></small>

MK7 Super Glider.png|[[Super Glider]]*

MK7 Gold Glider.png|[[Gold Glider]]****

MK7 Peach Parasol.png|[[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]]**

**''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': The [[Koopa Clown]] kart body returns. [[3DS Wuhu Town|Wuhu Town]] returns as a retro battle course. [[Lunar Colony]] has a moon section with low gravity just like Rainbow Road. [[3DS Toad Circuit|Toad Circuit]], [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|Rock Rock Mountain]], [[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]], and [[3DS Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] return as downloadable courses in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]].

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': All of the game's race courses return in this game except for [[Wuhu Loop]], Music Park, [[Maka Wuhu]], and DK Jungle. All of this game's [[classic course]]s also return in this game. Many of ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s music is also included in the game. [[Honey Queen]]'s emblem appears on a badge. The [[Birthday Girl]], [[Cloud 9]], [[Zucchini]], [[Blue Seven]], [[Bolt Buggy]], [[Bumble V]], [[Bruiser]], [[Soda Jet]], [[Koopa Clown]], and [[Gold Standard]] return as kart parts, along with various tires that are no longer separate pieces. The [[Super Glider]], [[Parachute (glider)|Parachute]], [[Parafoil]], [[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]], [[Flower Glider]], [[Gold Glider]], and [[Swooper (glider)|Swooper]] return as gliders.

*This is the only ''Mario Kart'' game that does not have its corresponding year of release on the title screen.